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Eidi in the region of Eysturoy with it's 634 inhabitants is a town in Faroe Islands - some 23 mi (or 36 km) North-West of Tórshavn, the country's capital city.

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Current time in Eidi is now 02:46 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named "Atlantic / Faroe" with an UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vestmanna, Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Streymnes, Sandur or Eystur. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tjornuvik, Svinair, Saksun, Ljosa, Langasandur and Eidi. We encountered some videos in the web. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.

Tempo Sachs i Saksun

In 2002 a friend of mine and I did a road trip to the Faroe Islands (Færøyane) and Shetland - a magnificent trip! This small video clip is shot in Saksun on Streymoy, a beautiful spot west in the Fa...

Faroe Islands Eystruroy - Eidi

Interesting facts about this location

Risin og Kellingin

Risin og Kellingin (Risin and Kellingin) are two sea stacks just off the northern coast of the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands close to the town of Eiði. The name Risin og Kellingin means The Giant and the Witch (or Hag) and relates to an old legend about their origins. The Giant (Risin) is the 71m stack further from the coast, and the witch (Kellingin) is the 68m pointed stack nearer land, standing with her legs apart.

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Located at 62.3, -7.09 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.

LORAN-C transmitter Ejde

LORAN-C transmitter Ejde is the Master station of the Ejde LORAN-C Chain (GRI 9007). It uses a transmission power of 400 kW. Ejde LORAN-C transmitter, situated near Eiði at . Ejde LORAN-C transmitter uses as antenna a 190.5 metre (625 ft) tall mast radiator. In 1962 the mast of LORAN-C transmitter Ejde collapsed as a result of a slipping guy.

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Located at 62.3, -7.09 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.

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Ljósá

Ljósá is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Eiðis municipality. The 2005 population was 33. Its postal code is FO 466. It was founded in 1840. {{#invoke: Gallery | gallery}}

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Located at 62.3, -7.09 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 3 mi away.

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Langasandur

Langasandur is a village located at 62°14′14″N, 7°3′13″W on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2012 population was 43. Its postal code is FO 438. There was a whaling station just south of the village of Langasandur, in a place called Gjánoyri. It was built in 1894 by Norwegians and was the first whaling station in the Faroe Islands. It closed down in 1925.

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Located at 62.3, -7.09 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 4 mi away.

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Saksun

Saksun is a village near the north-west coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy. Population: 34 Postal code (Zip): FO 436 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|14|56|N|7|10|33|W| | |name= }} Municipality: Saksunar Saksun lies in the bottom of what used to be an inlet of the sea, surrounded by high mountains. The inlet formed a good deep natural harbour, until a storm blocked the inlet with sand.

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Located at 62.3, -7.09 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 4 mi away.